In this article series we will explain and go through all the steps to migrate from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013. The series consists of four Parts: Part 1: Step-by-Step Exchange 2007 to 2013 Migration Part 2: Step-by-Step Exchange 2007 to 2013 Migration...

Introduction Recently, my engagements were related to SQL and 2 of which were to build SQL failover clusters on based on Windows 2008R2/SQL 2008R2 SP1 and Windows 2012/SQL 2012 SP1. In this post, I will share with you my SQL Server 2012 Failover clustering...

In Part 1 of this post we went through the steps required to deploy Exchange 2013, in this part we will start by the required configurations on Exchange 2013 to establish our coexistence and then test it.
2.Digital Certificates Configurations
SSL...

As desktop Experience feature is being relocated to be under User interface and infrastructure many people might believe it’s no longer there ! but it’s and below screenshot shows the exact location of desktop experience feature.

This article applies in a situation when you don’t have internet access in your SharePoint server , I have placed all the direct download links for the installers you might need.
This article assumes you are having a new fresh installation of...

In part 1 we covered the deployments steps for Exchange 2013, in Part 2 of this series we covered Exchange 2013 configurations and testing, in part 3 started our migration process. In this final post we will walk through the final steps in migration,...

The User Profile Synchronization service is the core of the synchronization architecture in SharePoint Server 2013. When you start the User Profile Synchronization service on the synchronization server, SharePoint Server 2013 provisions a version...

In part 1 we covered the deployments steps for Exchange 2013, in Part 2 of this series we covered Exchange 2013 configurations and testing, in this part we will start our migration. Make sure to start these configuration outside business hours, also plan...

So you have created many virtual machines in Hyper-V manager and suddenly you want to move one of them in a new HDD or just rename the folder holding it, you will find that this is not a trivial task! Hyper-V management service holds an open handle to...

Introduction This is my 2nd post of the series of building SQL failover cluster. This post covers adding second node to the SQL Server 2012 failover cluster that is created in Part 1. Please refer to the 1st part for understanding the context of this...

iSCSI Software Target is now part of windows Server 8 Beta Roles and features, In this post i will walkthrough installing and configuring iSCSI software target.
Important Notes :
- iSCSI Target server now is integrated with Windows Failover clustering...

Introduction
When creating the Search Service application , a default topology will be built automatically where all Search components are assigned to the server which is running the Central Administration, in multi servers farm scenario you need to...

You can do Everything with PowerShell - yes everything - and SharePoint is no exception. In this post for beginners, I will show you how to create tasks for the Task Scheduler to automate your SharePoint backups with PowerShell.
First, to backup your...

Problem When you run SharePoint PowerShell on your SharePoint server you get the following error: Error: "The local farm is not accessible. Cmdlets with FeatureDependencyId are not registered". Solution Make sure the logged in user who...

Introduction This is my 3rd and last post of the series of building SQL Server 2012 failover cluster. This will cover the steps adding a new named database instance to the cluster that is already created. Please refer to the 1st part for understanding...

Windows Server 2012 Multi-Site Failover Cluster is one of High Availability and disaster recovery solutions, although Windows Server 2012 Multi-Site Failover Cluster installation is very straightforward similar to single site Failover Cluster, however...

Part 1 - Prepare Windows Cluster
Part 2 - Install and configure SQL Cluster
part 4 - Install and configure SharePoint farm (3-tier)
This post demonstrate a step by step NLB configuration , how to prepare a NLB cluster to be used later on as...

In Part I of this guide I’ve explained the process of cross-forest migration and the differences between using ADMT first or using Prepare-MoveReuqest.Ps1 script first, I’ve also explained the migration scenario and the current environment. Starting from...

SharePoint and office development model is changing to a new App model. This is the new development model for SharePoint. In this blog series I will walk you through creating a provider hosted SharePoint App that is hosted in an App part. This will show...

In previous posts , we have configured windows cluster, SQL cluster, and NLB for the WFE servers.
Part 1 - Prepare Windows Cluster
Part 2 - Install and configure SQL Cluster
Part 3 - Install and Configure NLB on WFE
In this post we will perform...

In a coexistence scenario, where you’re running Exchange 2007 or Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2013 in the same organization, and your mailbox is still hosted on the Exchange 2007/2010 Mailbox server and you try to access the Exchange 2013 default...

Image rendition is a new capability in SharePoint 2013 helps you to optimize images in your SharePoint site through having the same image but in different sizes. This will enhance the user experience through browsing the SharePoint site from different...